OULEHLA, Jan and Martin JIROUŠEK. Degradation of fens and wet meadows of southeastern Bohemian-Moravian Highlands after 20 years. Online. In Cerkal, R Belcredi, NB Prokesova, L Pilatova, A. MENDELNET 2019: PROCEEDINGS OF 26TH INTERNATIONAL PHD STUDENTS CONFERENCE. BRNO: MENDEL UNIV BRNO, 2019, p. 315-320. ISBN 978-80-7509-688-3.
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Original name Degradation of fens and wet meadows of southeastern Bohemian-Moravian Highlands after 20 years
Authors OULEHLA, Jan and Martin JIROUŠEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition BRNO, MENDELNET 2019: PROCEEDINGS OF 26TH INTERNATIONAL PHD STUDENTS CONFERENCE, p. 315-320, 6 pp. 2019.
Publisher MENDEL UNIV BRNO
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Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study 10618 Ecology
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form electronic version available online
WWW URL
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/19:00117631
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-80-7509-688-3
UT WoS 000576735500057
Keywords in English biodiversity; habitats; land use; landscape homogenisation; succession; vegetation change
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Most fen and wet-meadow habitats in the Czech Republic have been transformed by drainage, fertilizers inputs and ploughing for agriculture purposes. At nowadays, despite regular management measures at many sites, we can see qualitative deterioration and gradual area loss of the low-productive wetland habitats. Using local historical vegetation data and current data, we demonstrate changes in studied natural habitats at 24 localities within southeastern Bohemian-Moravian Highlands after twenty years. The original habitats were found as same only at three localities, while the rest of localities changed somehow. Less than two-thirds of fens and wet meadows remained preserved up today, whereas a significant area changed into mesic meadows, reed beds, willow carrs, young alder forests or even ruderal vegetation, tree plantations or arable land. The main cause of degradation is mainly the abandonment of the traditional use, resulting in eutrophication and succession leading to above mentioned secondary habitats. Moreover, the deliberate destruction of the habitats for agriculture or forestry use was also documented.
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